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Town Board
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Art Baer, Town Supervisor
Ann Baldwin
Carmen Barbato
Peter Cipkowski
Augie Sena
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HillsdaleTown Hall
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518-325-5073
Monday 8:30-4pm
Tuesday 8:30-5pm
Wed 8:30-3pm
Thurs 8:30-4pm
Friday 8:30-4pm
Sat 10am-1pm
(M-F closed 12-1)
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Town Clerk
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Julie Kane
325-5073
townclerkhdale@fairpoint.net
Hunting and fishing licenses; dog licenses; registrar of births, deaths and marriages
Tuesday 9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm
Evening hours, 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 6:30-8:30 pm
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Court Clerk
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Jan Keefner
325-5073
hcourt@fairpoint.net
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8:30-Noon & 1:00-4:00
Wed 8:30-Noon & 1:00-3:00
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Town Justices
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Juliette Crill
Russ Immarigeon
Court convenes
Wednesday 6 pm
Town Hall
325-5073
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Building Inspector
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Glenn Smith
Tuesday,
Thursday 12:00-3:00 PM
Town Hall
Inspection tours Mon. Wed. Fri. 12:00-3:00PM and by appointment.
518-325-1702
bihdale@fairpoint.net
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Zoning Enforcement Officer
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Edward Ferratto
zeohdale@fairpoint.net
Monday 8:30-4:00
Tuesday 8:30-1:00
Thursday 8:30-4:00
Town Hall
518-325-5073
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Transfer Station
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Wednesday 7:30am-12noon
Saturday 7:30am-4:00pm
65
Holm Road
(518) 325-3844
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Highway Department
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Highway Superintendent
Richard Briggs
Town Garage, Old Town Road
hillsdalehighway@fairpoint.net
518-325-4744
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Tax Collector
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Joe Hanselman, Jr.
joejr@fairpoint.net
518-325-5537
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Assessor
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Pamela Cook
hillsdaleassessor@fairpoint.net
Friday 8:30-Noon
Town Hall
518-325-3636
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Planning Board
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Hank Henward, Chairman
Theresa Kisselbrack,
Secretary
Patti Rohrlich
Charles Gardner, III
Richard Freiman
Ellen Levy
Mark
Barbato
Deborah Bowen
meets second Monday
of the month
at 7:30pm
Town Hall
518-325-7991
Kisselbrack58@gmail.com
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Zoning Board of Appeals
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Craig Norton, Chairman
Dean Atwood,
Secretary
Juanita O'Rourke
Casey Kuhn
Rocco DeFronzo
Jeffery Sills
meets
first Tuesday of the month
at 7:30pm
Town Hall
Phone & fax:
Dean Atwood at 518-391-3141
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Comprehensive Plan Review Committees
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Comprehensive Plan Review Committee, Chair
Tom Carty
vancarty@gmail.com
325-5260
Green Solutions Group
Paul Solovay
solovay@fairpoint.net
325-7335
Janis Smythe
yayajanis@yahoo.com
325-4223
Hamlet
David Ruede
davidruede@gmail.com
718-290-4218
Housing
Ellen Levy
mandelevy@yahoo.com
325-5899
Natural Resources
Gretchen Stevens
gstevens1231@fairpoint.net
325-5925
Preservation
Alexia Lalli
lex.lalli@gmail.com
325-5738
Scenic
Deborah Bowen
info@iagr.com
325-7248
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Board of Assessment
Review
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Craig Norton, Chairman
Mary Ann Foote
Frederick Laing
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Animal Control
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Animal Control Officer
Dan Reed
518-329-1409
cell #518-755-8868
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Summer Youth Program
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Sharon Foster
392-7750
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Volunteer in Hillsdale
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Help keep the flower barrels beautiful!
Lynda Brenner
lb2@taconic.net
325-7364
Roe Jan Community Library
Roe Jan Park
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Quick Links
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Town of Hillsdale
Roeliff Jansen Library
Roeliff Jansen Park
Columbia County
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Newsletter "staff"
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Tom Carty
Iona Lutey
hillsdalecalendar@gmail.com
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| Greetings!
The Town of Hillsdale has an important decision to make on Friday, August 28. We will be holding a town-wide referendum on the proposed town purchase of the old library building to be used as a new Town Hall. To make sure everyone is as informed as possible, we are sending you this special edition of the newsletter with answers to frequently asked questions about the proposal. We hope this is helpful.
If you have any additional questions, please call any Town Board member. And please forward this to other Hillsdale residents.
Most of all, please vote this Friday, August 28, at the Hillsdale firehouse, 12-8 pm!
Art Baer, Town Supervisor
Town Board: Ann Baldwin, Carmen Barbato, Peter Cipkowski, Augie Sena
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Library Referendum on August 28
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a YES vote mean?
A YES vote will allow the town to proceed with its efforts to purchase the old library building, make some modest improvements, and use it as the Hillsdale Town Hall.
There are so many benefits to making the library our Town Hall - more usable square footage, central location, spacious parking, the preservation of a notable public building, improving code compliance, room for expansion, among others.
Best of all, the town board will respectfully transform the historic space into an efficient, 21st century workspace and get a new town hall for easily half the cost of buying land and building a new structure.
What does a NO vote mean?
A NO vote puts the future of the old library building at risk. Does Hillsdale need another empty historic building? Will the building be demolished and replaced by an unsightly box store? There's always the possibility that someone might use the building wisely but who knows?
Will the town's purchase of the old Library building have an impact on my taxes?
There will be no impact. The town is using funds that already exist and are earmarked for town hall development. The funds will cover the cost of the purchase and the renovations that are needed to make the building town hall ready. Also, the library building is less expensive to maintain than the current town hall, which will save tax dollars going forward.
Does the building need a lot of work? Isn't that why the library chose to build a new structure?
The structure is actually in very good condition but no longer meets the needs of a busy community library and doesn't provide enough space. Town government and a community library have very different needs and the town hall can fit quite comfortably into the library building. The building will provide more room for public meetings, offices, storage, and already includes spacious parking. The building is also much more "code-appropriate" than our current town hall and will be quite easy to transform.
Which building provides more space?
The library has about 60 PERCENT MORE USABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE, triple the number of parking spaces and plenty of room for expansion (when and if the time comes). The current town hall is dangerously cramped and has zero room for expansion.
What's wrong with the current town hall; why does it have to move? Wouldn't it be cheaper to fix the current town hall?
The current town hall was originally a small firehouse and is very cramped. There is no storage, limited parking, and no room for expansion.
What will happen to the current town hall?
There are several possibilities, including selling the building and returning it to the tax rolls. The Town Board believes that such a determination should only be made after input from Project for Public Spaces, the not-for-profit group that is charged with creating an overall plan for the downtown area.
What needs to happen to the library to make it town-hall ready? Will the building have a new addition?
Hillsdale Building inspector, Glenn Smith and Dennis Wedlick Architects have already provided some insight. In addition to some essential repairs, the main floor plan already includes a large beautiful room that can serve as a public meeting room and town court. There are two other private offices on the main floor - one may be reduced to make room for a second, accessible restroom. Though the Court Clerk and Town Clerk will be seated on the main floor, the lower level (dry, spacious, and plenty of room for office space) can be nicely renovated to accommodate the needs of our part-time building department and others.
How can I tell you what I think?
If you have questions, contact anyone on the town board. The best thing you can do is VOTE. The public referendum is set for August 28, from noon to 8 PM at the Hillsdale firehouse. All registered voters are eligible to participate. On Friday, Hillsdale residents have a unique opportunity. After a public hearing on the matter, the Town Board wisely resolved to purchase the historic library building and transform it for town use. Now voters can endorse the decision by voting YES.
A YES vote on Friday means getting the most for Hillsdale's money, saving a venerable building, and upgrading town services for the next generation.
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